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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new letter by intelligence investigators to the Justice Department says secret government information may have been compromised in Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server, underscoring an inescapable reality for her presidential campaign: Email is forever.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stunning, public attack on his own party leader, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of lying, and said he was no better than his Democratic predecessor and couldn't be trusted.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Four years ago, the Beaverdale neighborhood in Des Moines organized big for President Barack Obama's re-election, building an uber-volunteer group skilled at phone-banking, door-knocking and boosting caucus and general election participation. The volunteers dubbed their leafy neighborhood Obamadale.

The former head of Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo, Ricardo Salgado, was placed under house arrest after being questioned by a magistrate over his role in the bank's collapse, his lawyer said. Francisco Proenca de Carvalho called the measure "disproportionate" in remarks to the press after the 12-hour questioning. The prosecutor referred in particular to suspicion of forgery, breach of trust, tax evasion or money laundering, in a statement released Friday.

US President Barack Obama is to hold talks in Kenya Saturday on trade and investment, counter-terrorism and human rights, in his first visit to the country of his father's birth since his election as president. A massive security operation was under way in Nairobi, with parts of the usually traffic-clogged capital locked down and airspace also closed for the president's landing late Friday and his scheduled departure late Sunday for neighbouring Ethiopia. Obama was greeted by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta as he stepped off Air Force One.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state Sen. Paul LeVota submitted his resignation Friday following allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward interns, claims that the Democrat denied but that prompted party leaders to question his ability to serve.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Des Moines Register says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has denied press credentials to its reporters after the newspaper published an editorial calling on the billionaire businessman to end his campaign.

The United States is to begin training Ukrainian army troops in an expansion to its military involvement in the divided country, the State Department said Friday. US troops have already deployed in small numbers to Ukraine to train National Guard forces, but under the new plan would also take on regular military units. "This is going to be small unit training conducted by US Army Europe for Ukrainian Ministry of Defense personnel to help strengthen Ukraine's internal defense capabilities," Mark Toner told reporters.